May 27, 2015, 4:46PM

America decided to wage a War on Drugs even though its previous attempt to enforce the public's sobriety was an awful failure. According to "Prohibition," a Ken Burns PBS documentary, the average American in 1830 drank three times as much whiskey as their 21st century counterparts, and they spent "more money on alcohol each year than the total expenditures... Full story »

September 22, 2014, 2:28PM

Joanna Gleason has a long body of work playing supporting charcters in several films, including Woody Allen's 1989 film, "Crimes and Misdemeanors." Here she's pictured with Daryl Hannah, Alan Alda and Woody Allen, who plays her husband.

December 25, 2008, 9:43PM

The New Orleans Police Department has a reputation. It's a reputation forged by news stories about NOPD officers and former officers accused (and sometimes convicted) of raping women and children, pimping, bullying, beating up teenagers, beating up tour guides, and planting drugs... not to mention commenter favorites such as the Blue Shirt Scandal, missing evidence, and missing police reports. Those... Full story »